McDuffie County, Georgia: History
Most communities located in the county were founded before the county was created. Some have faded into obscurity. The Historic Wrightsborough Foundation preserves the memory of the early 12,000 acre settlement of Wrightborough, which was occupied 1768 to 1920.
Thomson was incorporated in Columbia County on February 15, 1854, and when McDuffie County was created in 1870, it was designated the county seat.